The Lacantún River is a river in
Chiapas
Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...
state of southern
Mexico
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. It is a tributary of the
Usumacinta River. The Lacantún originates in the
Chiapas Highlands, and runs southeastwards nearly to the
Guatemala
Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...
n border, where it turns northeastwards to join the
Usumacinta River. Its main highlands tributary is the
Jataté River.
The lower portion of the river runs through the
Lacandon Forest. Its tributary the
Ixcán River
The Ixcán River is a river in Guatemala. The river flows northwards from its sources in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes
The Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, in western Guatemala, is the highest non-volcanic mountain range in Central America.
Etymolo ...
, which originates in the Guatemalan Highlands to the south, joins the Lacantún near where it turns northwards. The Lacantún forms the southern boundary of
Montes Azules and
Lacan-Tun biosphere reserves before joining the Usumacinta.
See also
*
List of rivers of Mexico
This is a list of rivers of Mexico, listed from north to south. There are 246 rivers on this list. Alternate names for rivers are given in parentheses.
Rivers flowing into the Gulf of Mexico
*Rio Grande, Río Bravo, the name of the Rio Grande in ...
References
*Atlas of Mexico, 1975 (https://web.archive.org/web/20111107163257/http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_mexico/river_basins.jpg).
*The Prentice Hall American World Atlas, 1984.
*Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.
Rivers of Chiapas
Usumacinta River
Petén–Veracruz moist forests
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